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A lottery win is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, but lightning has struck again at a Tamarac Sunoco.

The single Florida Lotto winning ticket was sold at Vic's Sunoco in Tamarac, 8291 N. University Drive. It's worth $12 million, and is the first Florida Lotto win in Broward or Palm Beach county since a woman hit at a Davie Publix in September 2012.

Vic's Sunoco also sold a $6 million winner (later claimed by the Herrera Family Trust) on Jan. 7, 2012.

Station management was stunned to learn the news late Sunday afternoon;...

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